William Gilbert Gibson Sr.

Male1 September 1834–2 November 1908

Brief Life History of William Gilbert

When William Gilbert Gibson Sr. was born on 1 September 1834, in Monroe, Mississippi, United States, his father, George Washington Gibson, was 34 and his mother, Mary Ann Sparks, was 32. He married Elizabeth Elvira Ostrander on 22 April 1857, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States in 1880 and Safford, Graham, Arizona, United States in 1900. He died on 2 November 1908, in Tombstone, Cochise, Arizona, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Tombstone, Cochise, Arizona, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Gilbert Gibson Sr.
1834–1908
Cynthia Purlee Lockhart
1840–1913
Marriage: 18 February 1859
Louanne Jane Gibson
1860–1911
Margaret Alice Gibson
1863–
William Gilbert Gibson Jr.
1861–1887
John Franklin Gibson
1864–1917
George Jasper Gibson
1866–1899
Rachel Elvira Gibson
1869–1953
Mary Levina Gibson
1871–1939
Laura Alice Gibson
1872–1873
Moses Washington Gibson
1874–1904
Jethro Gibson
1876–1896
Robert Lafayette Gibson
1878–1952
Andrew Albert Gibson
1880–1946

Sources (25)

  • Wm Gibson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • William Gibson in entry for Andrew Gibson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Guilford Sisson in household of George W Sisson, "United States Census, 1850"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    18 February 1859Salt Lake, Utah, United States
  • Children (12)

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    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 2

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    1850

    Age 16

    Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868

    1856

    Age 22

    Historical Boundaries: 1856: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States

    Name Meaning

    English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Gibb (a pet form of Gilbert) + son, hence ‘son of Gibb’. The name is very common in Ireland, having arrived in that country in the 17th century. It is also occasionally adopted for Ó Gibealláin, see Giblin .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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